Loop



Feb. '12 ,1924. 1,483,357

C. W. LEGUILLON LOOP- Filed July 7. 1923 Patented Feb. 12, 1924i.

FFEQE,

LOOP.

Application area ma 7,

T 0 all whom/it may concern;

Be it known that I, CHARLES W LneUrL- LON, a citizen of the UnitedStates," and a resident of Akron, county of Summit, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Loops, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to metal attachments or loops such as used, forexample, in attaching the holding straps to swinging doors and known inthe trade as footman loops, but while the invention will be describedfor this special purpose, it is obvious that it is of broaderapplication and may he placed to other uses and in other relationships.

The object of the invention is to improve upon the design of these loopsor brackets, particularly with a view to strengthening them and makingthem easier of application than the old form of loop. For this purposethe device has been redesigned and modified to the form shown, althoughit will be apparent that exact conformance to details of constructionare not essential to the carrying forward of the invention, and it maybe modified within the scope thereof and within the scope of the claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view showing the location of the improved device on aswinging door of an automobile;

Figure 2 is a view of the device removed;

Figure 3 is a side view partly in section;

and

Figure 4% is a section on the line l-4 of Figure 2.

The improved device or loop comprises a plate indicated generally by thenumeral 10 which is provided with two parallel extensions or arms 11connected by a central bar 12, thus making a plate of general U- shapeform, in each portion of which is located an aperture 13 to receive afastening screw 14. On the body of the plate and parallel to one anotherare upstanding lugs 15 which are elevated above the body of the plate asshown and are formed on their inner or facing surfaces with recesses orgrooves 16 which extend from the under surface of the plate andterminate within the lugs so that when the plate is attached to thesurface 17 the grooves are closed.

' The grooves or slots are preferably perabove the surface of the plate.7 bar '18 is arranged to be received in the grooves so that when theplate is removed 1923. Serial no. 650,092;

pendicular to the plate, although this is optional, and extend to pointson the lugs A pin or from its surface the pin may be placed in positionand when the plate is secured by the screws the pin will be retainedwithin the grooves and confined thereby.

The construction shown and described has many obvious advantages overthe ordinary form of loop, one being apparent from the drawings, inwhich the strap 19, tov hold the swinging door, is shown received overthe pin by the loop or eye in the end of the strap. By the design of theloop shown, it is an easy matter to insert thee/ye of the strap over thepin and then to insert the pin within the grooves of the plate beforethe plate is secured in position. The location of the, screws serves tosecure the plate in position without danger of loos ening. i

The device may have other usesthan that shown, and the invention is notnecessarily confined to the exact location as shown, nor to exactconformance with the details of construction. It will be seen that asimple, but strong and easily applied loop has been provided.

What is claimed is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a loop comprising a plate havingparallel arms, lugs perpendicular to the plate, parallel grooves formedwithin the opposing faces of the lugs, said grooves being open from thebottom of the plate, and a loose pin received within and confined by thegrooves, the plate having means by which it may be. secured in position.

2. Asa new article of manufacture, a loop comprising a plate having acentral portion and parallel arms, lugs formed on the plate and risingfrom the body thereof, the plate having grooves placed inopposedrelationship opening from the underside of the plate and terminatingwithin the lugs, and a pin loosely received within and confined by thegrooves. p

3. A footman loop comprising a plate of substantial U-shape and havinggrooves within the opposed faces of the parallel arms, the groovesopening from the bottom of the plate and terminating within the arms, apin receivable Within the grooves and confined thereby, and a straphaving an eye received over the pin.

4. A. footman loop comprising a plate having a central portion andparallel arms and having grooves Within the opposed faces of the saidarms, the grooves opening from the bottom of the plate and terminatingwithin the arms, a pin receivable Within the grooves, securing means forthe plate located in the arms and in the central portion of the plate,and a strap having an eye received over the pin.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a loop comprising a plate havinggrooves opening from th under side of the plate and terminating Withinthe body of the plate, and a pin receivable Within the grooves andconfined therein by the plate.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a loop comprising a plate, spacedparallel arms on said plate having grooves opening from the base of theplate, and a pin receivable Within the grooves and confined thereby.

7 As a new article of manufacture, a loop comprising an attaching plate,the under surface of which is recessed, and a pin receivable Within therecess and confined position.

CHARLES WV. LEGUILLON.

